A ByteFoundry product
Babylon

Roadmap

No dates. Just the list.

The list comes straight from our work board, so it can't drift from what's planned. Every line is a feature and the label says where it stands. There are no dates on it, and there won't be. When a line moves, the feed carries the change.

Built
23 feature areas, done or in test
Next
2 up first
On the board
21 written down
Parked
24 set aside for now
Built done and tested Built, in test the code's in; it's being tried before it counts Next what we expect to get to first On the board written down and wanted, no order promised Parked written down and set aside for now

Roadmap

Chat and social

  • Mentions end-to-endBuilt, in test
  • Direct messagesBuilt, in test
  • Message searchBuilt, in test
  • Unread badges and read statesBuilt, in test
  • Notification muting that gates somethingBuilt, in test
  • Threads client surfaceBuilt, in test
  • Blocking enforced server-side for text surfacesBuilt, in test
  • Member search past 100Built, in test
  • Audit log UIBuilt, in test
  • Moderation controls in the clientBuilt, in test
  • Leave a serverBuilt, in test
  • Live role updates in the clientBuilt, in test
  • Friends & friend requestsNext
  • Profile banner and pronounsOn the board
  • Animated GIFs, code highlighting, spoilersOn the board
  • Idle / away auto-status + AFK voice channelOn the board
  • Voice channel user limitOn the board
  • Small chat fixesParked
  • Group DMsParked
  • Per-user notesParked
  • PollsParked
  • Scheduled eventsParked
  • Forum and announcement channelsParked
  • StickersParked
  • BookmarksParked
  • DM conversation close/hide (X-close)Parked

Roadmap

Command nets

  • Override and the live comms boardBuilt
  • Listening to many nets at onceBuilt
  • The Net primitiveBuilt
  • The comms list in the main windowBuilt
  • Role badges and the net treeBuilt
  • Every voice channel is a netBuilt
  • The command graph and one-click setupsBuilt
  • A voice server spread across several boxesOn the board
  • Further comms ideasOn the board
  • The Full command level, fully skinnedOn the board
  • The Squads level as a per-server switchOn the board
  • Whisper — talk to one personParked

Roadmap

Voice and screen share

  • Intel and AMD hardware encodeOn the board
  • Screen share quality picker and pop-outOn the board
  • Voice: echo cancellation and automatic gain controlParked
  • SoundboardParked
  • Voice clipsParked

Roadmap

The desktop app

  • Permissions surfaceBuilt
  • Sidebar channel managementBuilt, in test
  • KeybindsBuilt, in test
  • A clearer permissions panelNext
  • Desktop notificationsOn the board
  • System tray, auto-update and invite linksOn the board
  • Light themeOn the board
  • Apps: the server-only corners get UIOn the board
  • LocalisationOn the board

Roadmap

Further out

  • Game presenceOn the board
  • In-game overlayOn the board
  • Optional end-to-end encrypted voice, per netParked
  • A quests app for communitiesParked
  • App: Prediction MarketsParked
  • AlliancesParked
  • Webcam videoParked
  • macOSParked
  • Multi-instanceParked
  • Mobile (Android/iOS) + web clientParked
  • Server discoveryParked
  • LFG / tournaments / game-platform integrationsParked
  • Federation between instancesParked

Roadmap

Self-hosting and closeout

  • Packages, a container image and first-admin setupOn the board
  • Server backup/export, data export, account deletionOn the board
  • Publish the source repositoryOn the board

What hosting looks like today is on Running it.